Japanese engineers work to support Operation Tomodachi

CAMP ZAMA, KANAGAWA, JAPAN

04.11.2011

CAMP ZAMA, Japan — After the Great East Japan Earthquake wreaked havoc upon the Tohoku and Kanto regions of Japan, engineers are providing a critical role in clearing debris, building structures, and providing engineer support for finding survivors. The 4th Engineer Group of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force is staying busy, and awaiting orders on Camp Zama, to provide assistance in the affected regions to the north.

“Our unit’s mission is to support rescue operations together with Operation Tomodachi,” Sgt. 1st Class Fuyuk Ito, a JGSDF soldier with community relations, said.

The JGSDF Engineers with the Japanese Eastern Army are working tirelessly to complete a warehouse to store their engineering equipment, and ready supplies to send to the Northern region of the island within the next week, the Yokohama native, added.

Equipment has been vital to the mission, and through a joint effort with U.S. military the relief work continues without interruption in the Tohoku area.